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Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026: Algeria and Morocco Advance to the Semi-Finals and Qualify for the 2027 World Cup
- On Saturday, Morocco defeated South Africa 2-1 in Rabat during the WAFCON quarter-final, securing the Atlas Lionesses a spot in the 2027 World Cup in Brazil.
- Sakina Ouzraoui opened the scoring in the 31st minute, and Hanane Ait El Haj extended the lead with a 52nd-minute penalty kick to put the Atlas Lionesses ahead.
- Despite a 67th-minute goal from Thembi Kgatlana, South Africa could not overcome the 49th-minute penalty Morocco received following a challenge on Ghizlane Chebbak by Noxolo Cesane.
- Morocco will advance to the WAFCON semi-final on Wednesday, where they face the winner of Sunday's quarter-final match between Nigeria and Cameroon.
- A Play-In tournament offers Banyana a final qualification path for the 2027 World Cup, as the four beaten quarter-finalists will compete for two spots in the Inter-Confederation Playoffs.
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Algeria and Morocco qualified for the semi-finals of the African Cup of Women's Nations, winning their ticket to the 2027 World Cup held in Brazil. This is the first...
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